2011 DC

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April 2-10 is Zach's Spring Break

Mon Apr 4

• Mom, Dad at conference.

Tue Apr 5

• Mom, Dad at conference. Andria, Zach, Jay fly in:

OMA <-> WAS $280 each give or take any 3 days.
MCI <-> WAS $250 (+/- $20) each give or take 3 days.
Omni $315-350 per night per room             Mom & Dad: NO SMOKING (1) King (2) 2 doubles (3) Queen  BOO!
  Omni is on the Metro red line - Woodley Park-Zoo / Adams Morgan Station
Travelocity 
  secret hotels 4-5 star $196-261/night
  normal hotels 4-5 star $215-995/night
Orbitz 4-5 star $340-480/night

• Jay's DC map
• DC Metro Rail map

Tour companies: http://dcbyfoot.com/ and a jillion others. Or bus tours?

Wed Apr 6

• Mom, Dad at conference. Everyone else:
• Ride metro to Smithsonian stop (blue or orange line)
• National Mall
• Washington Monument
• North:
  • White House
• West:
  • Reflecting Pool
  • Korean, Vietnam memorials
  • Lincoln Memorial
• Tons of Smithsonian museums
• East to National Archives to see Declaration of Independence, Constitution?

Thr Apr 7

• Ride Metro to Arlington Cemetery stop
• Pentagon stop metro to see Pentagon
• Walk/cab to
  • Thomas Jefferson memorial
  • FDR Memorial
  • Tidal cherry blossoms

Fri Apr 8

• Ride Metro to Capitol South Station
• Library of Congress
• Capitol building
• Supreme Court building

Sat Apr 9

• Andria, Zach fly home
• Dad, Jay:
  • Holocaust Museum
  • 98 miles southwest of DC: Monticello Thomas Jefferson website

Sun Apr 10

• Jay flies home

Other stuff we're not doing

A couple miles northwest of Omni

National Cathedral

16 miles south of DC

Mount Vernon George Washington website